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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vigilance" data-source="post: 812234" data-attributes="member: 4275">Comparison ShoppingI've been thinking long and hard about the discussion over balance between the Martial Artist, the Master, and the Contemplative.  I summed up a sort of "cost benefit" look at each of the three classes, and I thought I'd share it with you guys and get your thoughts on it.Martial ArtistCost: +3 BAB, CMA, DMA, Jump 3 RanksBenefit: Best BABLiving Weapon- makes the Martial Artist more well rounded than either the Martial Arts Master or the Contemplative Master.d8 HDMartial Arts Master:  Cost: +2 BAB, CMA, one Martial Arts Style feat, Concentration 3 RanksBenefit: Medium BAB Better BAB and Damage in area favored by Style than Martial Artist through Masteries- in other words, a TaeKwonDo Master will have better BAB and damage while kicking than a Martial Artist- but will not have as good a BAB or damage when punching Two Good Saves (Fortitude and Reflexes)D8 HDContemplative Master:Cost: +2 BAB, CMA, one Martial Arts Style, Concentration 3 RanksBenefit:Medium BABBetter access to Ki and Pressure Points Masteries than any other class. Worse damage than either Martial Arts Master or Martial Artist. Two Good Saves: (Reflexes and Will)D6 HDQuestions and Comments are welcome as always <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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